Rostropovich, Mstislav

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"; Francesca da Rimini / Rostropovich

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

This live recording of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra features Mstislav Rostropovich conducting of two masterpieces by Tchaikovsky. The composer himself conducted the first performance of...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv (01/14/1975)....continue...

Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Mstislav Rostropovich

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin In The Fields

Gramophone Magazine
This is a quite extraordinary achievement. Not the least of its merits is that it leaves you loving the music as never before. The...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/15/1975-11/16/1975)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony; Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso / Rostropovich

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58; Antonin Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (10/25/1976-10/26/1976); Kingsway Hall, London (1980-05-02&1980-05-04&1980-)....continue...

BBC Legends: Mstislav Rostropovich Box Set [3 CDs]

3 CD / BBC Legends / 2011-09-27

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concert-Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococ...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Hurst, George; Davis, Colin; Britten, Benjamin; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady

Considered one of the greatest cellists of the second half of the 20th century is the Russian musician and conductor, Mstislav Rostropovich. Collected here in...continue...

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

Rostropovich Conducts Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies

12 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op....
Performers: Reshetin, Mark; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Vocals], Nicola Ghiuselev [Bass
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Saying goodbye to Shostakovich, shortly before I left Russia, was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do... These symphonies mark 15 stages...continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Rostropovich conducts Prokofiev - Complete Symphonies / Rostropovich, French National Orchestra

4 CD / Erato / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 4 in C major, Op. 47; Symphony no 4 in C major, Op. 112; Symphony no 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 2 in D minor, ...
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: French National Orchestra

Complete Prokofiev symphony set from the late cello maestro and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich....continue...

Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Op. 37) / Rostropovich

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Tucker, Gene
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: Washington Cathedral, Washington DC (05/1985/09/1986)....continue...

Essential Tchaikovsky

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'; Con...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Eyron, Jan; Gedda, Nicolai; Labinsky, Alexandre; Marchesini, Gaston; Papian, Vag; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spivakov, Vladimir; Truma...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Hickox, Richard; Soltesz, Stefan; Lanchbery, John; Jansons, Mariss; Previn, Andre

20th Century Classics: Stravinsky - Symphonies & Concertos

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Symphony in Three Movements; Concerto for Violin in D major; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra; Suite no 2, f...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Donohoe, Elaine; Johnson, Robert [Harp]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Welser-Möst, Franz; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ozawa, Seiji

BBC Music Magazine
Highlights in this rather miscellaneous collection are Rattle's expert account of the Symphony in Three Movements, Michel Béroff's characterful performance of the C...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Rostropovich

3 CD / Erato / 2011-01-25

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, opera in 4 acts with a prologue (1872 version); Boris Godunov
Performers: Cowan, Richard; Gedda, Nicolai; Miller, Lajos; Raimondi, Ruggero; Riegel, Kenneth; Smith, Malcolm
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washing (07/04/1987-07/15/1987)....continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth / Mstislav Rostropovich, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (as used in the film "Testimony") (as used in the film "Testimony"); Unspecified: [Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk] Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (04/01/1978-04/22/1978)....continue...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

The Martha Argerich Collection, Vol 2 - The Concerto Recordings

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-08-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Less than a year ago, Deutsche Grammophon released the first volume in this series which celebrates the recordings of Martha Argerich. That best-selling first volume...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 CD / Apex / 2008-11-18

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Strauss: Don Quixote; Haydn: Cello Concerto / Rostropovich, Sargent, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2
Performers: Danks, Harry; Maguire, Hugh; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This is a real rarity from the British Library Sound Archive - Rostropovich in a dramatic account of Don Quixote given during an early visit...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies, Romeo & Juliet, Francesca da Rimini / Rostropovich, London PO

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polis...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Busch, Nicolas
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Few composers wrote more overtly romantic music than Tchaikovsky, with his sweeping melodies, brilliant orchestration, and deep reservoirs of emotion. This boxed set presents his...continue...

Rostropovich plays Cello Works

9 CD / Erato / 2008-03-25

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Toccata "by Frescobaldi," for cello & piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV 743; Vater unser im...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Emanuelle, Jean; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Lemoine, Micheline; Primetemps, Edmond; Quatrocchi, Robert; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Seenan, Hugh; Tachezi, Herbert; Vishnevskaya, Ga...
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ozawa, Seiji; Halffter, Cristobal; Jolivet, André; Sacher, Paul; Nagano, Kent; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Landowski, Marcel; Scribner, Norman
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Cathedral Lower School Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Collegium Musicum

The Best of Maxim Vengerov

11 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Qu...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chachamov, Revital; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Klein, Alex; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

The Glory of Rostropovich

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-20

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 479; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in C major, RV 398; Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413; Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Cello in A major...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Cantin, Catherine; Derungs, Martin; Finke, Eberhard; Holliger, Heinz; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Serkin, Rudolf; Spierer, Leon; Stein, Alexander
Conductors: Sacher, Paul; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Chung, Myung-Whun; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum Zürich ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharm...

"Given that box sets are too often thrown together in a last cavalier attempt to get mileage from back catalog, it's a pleasure to find...continue...

Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Edgar / Rostropovich

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-11-07

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

All these performances date from the 1965 Russian Festival where the top Soviet artists of the period gathered in London to produce memorable performances at...continue...

Orchestral Waltzes - Works By Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Sibelius, Ravel, Prokofiev & S

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Jean Sibelius: Kuolema...
Conductors: Van Remoortel, Edouard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Karajan, Herbert von; Ozawa, Seiji; Pletnev, Mikhail

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Weekend Classics - A Tchaikovsky Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Eugen Onegin; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Fricsay, Ferenc; Dutoit, Charles; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, etc / Vengerov, Rostropovich

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50
Performers: Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Maxim Vengerov is very proud to be collaborating with his lifelong mentor Mstislav Rostropovich and talks of "the very precious" input the veteran conductor has...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Could anyone but Mstislav Rostropovich get away with kissing the score at the end of a concert?... but it only added to the adulation that...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The performance is one of the finest I have ever heard of anything.The emotion is raw and real. Compared to others this is a recording...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-06-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bertasi, Giacomo; Bonisolli, Franco; Guggia, Mario; Manuguerra, Matteo; Mazzini, Guido; Medici, Domenico Versaci; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zerbini, Antonio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Maîtrise de Radio France

This performance makes its first appearance on CD! Galina Vishnevskaya and Mstisalv Rostropovich add a dark Russian flavor to this Puccini standard....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-05-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Works for Celo Ensemble

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Concerto for P...
Performers: Dedyuhkin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Baudo, Serge; Orchestre de Paris, L'; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Ensemble de violoncelles

"as an overview of the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century's EMI recordings, this particular random collection can't bettered... includes Rostropovich's...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-02-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A searing performance... with the LSO on truly staggering form. Rostropovich has something unique to say about this work." - Gramophone...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Rostropovich, Resnik, Weikl, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-09-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Gougaloff, Peter; Iordachescu, Dan; Kruse, Heinz; Mitlehner, Christine; Petkov, Dimiter; Popp, Lucia; Resnik, Regina; Schwarz, Hanna; Sutey, Rudolf Alexander; Tenzi, Fausto; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Voc...
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Orchestre de France

The Telegraph
...Peter Gougaloff's performance on this Seventies recording viscerally traces [Herman's] demise from passionate suitor of Liza to deadly tormentor of the Countess and final...continue...

Artist Portrait - Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 2004-03-16

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Camille ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Mehta, Zubin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos / Pletnev, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: ; Russian National Orchestra

"The Prokofiev contains enough fabulous music-making to make it well worth sampling, and the Rach Three offers a real challenge to established favourites, so long...continue...

My Ballerina Album - Favorite Ballet Scenes and Melodies

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Léo Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ba...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Economou, Nicolas; La Scala Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Luisada, Jean-Marc; Music, Academy o...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fistoulari, Anatole; Järvi, Neeme; Lanchbery, John; Fiedler, Arthur; Chailly, Riccardo; Abbado, Claudio; Dorati, Antal; Ozawa, Seiji; Pletnev, Mikhail; Rostropovich, Mstisl...

Personnel: Michel Schwalbé (violin); Nicolas Economou, Martha Argerich , Jean-Marc Luisada (piano)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 / Rostropovich, National SO

1 CD / Apex / 2002-07-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

Rostropovich - Mastercellist - Legendary Recordings 1956-78

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-04-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cell...
Performers: Dedyuhkin, Alexander; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

"The real value of this tribute resides on Disc 2: a mini-recital of delightful mono recordings from 1956, all but one of which are receiving...continue...

Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Britten, Respighi, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-08-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Ottorino Respigh...
Performers: Dvoskin, L.; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Simsky, B.
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kondrashin, Kirill; Dubrovsky, Victor
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Simply the Best Night at the Opera / Algana, Bartoli, et al

2 CD / Erato / 1999-07-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, op...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Bogart, John-Paul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Jose; Daniel, Susan; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Dubosc, Catherine; Gheorghiu, Angela; ...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Nagano, Kent; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; Lombard, Alain; Scimone, Claudio; Lenárd, Ondrej; Conlon, James; Foster, Lawrence; Barenboim, Daniel; Leppar...

Music in Film

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-01-12

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood; Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; David Raksin: Laura; Alfred Newman: Captain from Castile; Aaron Copland: Red Pony; Franz Waxman: A Place...
Conductors: Williams, John [Composer]; ; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Raksin, David; Newman, Alfred; Copland, Aaron; Waxman, Franz; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Bernstein, Leonard; Heindorf, Ray; Arnold, Malcolm, Sir; Rozsa, Mi...
Ensemble: Accademia Monteverdiana Chorus; Columbia Studio Orchestra; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; La Scala Philharmonic; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orches...

Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Violin Concertos no 2 / Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-10-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Performers: Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...The desperate bleakness of the Shostakovich is perfectly realized. There has been no finer account since that of the dedicatee, David Oistrakh...In the stratospheric, impossibilist...continue...

The Road I Travel / Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-04-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy, for violin & orchestra; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra